Combination furniture.



No. 843,547. PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application filed March 3, 1906. Serial N0- 304,015-

To all LU/LOUD it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES L. MoKENsEY, a citizen of the United States,reslclmg at Millvllle, county of Cumberland and State of New Jersey,have invented a certain new and usel ful Improvement in CombmatmnFurniture, i

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in combinationfurniture, and has for its object to so construct a piece of furnitureas to make it readily convertible to serve the purpose of a settee,writing-table, cabinet, lounge, or bed.

IYith these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combi nation of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describeits construction in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveof my invention, illustrating the adjustment thereof to form a settee orsofa; Fig. 2, a similar view showing my invention adjusted to be used asa bed; Fig. 3, a section at the line a: a: of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a sectionat the line 2 2 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a section at the line y y of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the base, which may be of anydesign, having hinged thereto the cabinet-sections B and B, as indicatedat C, and to the upper rear edge of this base is hinged the board D, asindicated at E, in such manner thatit may be swung downward when notneeded, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and when so swung downward asufficient space will be left between it and the back of the base topermit the passage of the stay-strips F, which are secured to theback-section G. By this arrangement this back-section may be made up,placed, and held in position to form the back of the settee, as clearlyshown in Figs. 1 and 3.

hen the piece of furniture is to be used as a bed, the board D is swungupward to a horizontal position, where it is supported by means of thelegs II, which are hinged thereto, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig.2 and in full lines in Figs. 4 and 5. The backsection G having beenpreviously removed from the rear of the base is then placed at the headthereof by the stay-strips F being passed through the slots I and willthen serve as the headboard of the bed. The cabinetsections B and B areturned down, and the footboard J, which is hinged to the board D, isswung horizontally, and this footboard and the bottom of thecabinet-section forms an extension at the foot of the bed.

The piece of furniture may be utilized as a writing or work desk byturning up the tablesections K and K, hinged to the two cabinetsectionsB and B, respectively, their horizontal positions being shown in dottedlines in Fig. 1. A series of drawers, cabinets, or whatnots may bearranged in the base A, as indicated by the doors L, M, and N.

Various other combinations may be made by the proper adjustment of thispiece of furniture, and it is especially adapted for summer-cottages, asit occupies but little or no more space than an ordinary sofa or lounge,whereas it may be utilized for the various purposes above set forth.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis 1. A combination piece of furniture consisting of a piece having aboard hinged to its upper rear edge, a back-section adapted to beadjusted into place to form the back of a sofa or so adjusted at thehead of the base as to form the head of a bed, two cabinet-sectionshinged to the base and a series' of drawers or palginets arranged withinthe base, as speci- "ie 2. The herein-described combination of a basehaving a series of cabinets formed therein, a board hinged to the rearupper edge thereof adapted to swing downward to a vertical position andleave a space between the base and said board, a back-section, stripssecured to said back-section adapted to pass into the space between theboard and the base and also adapted to pass into slots at the head ofthe base and board for forming the head of a bed, two cabinet-sectionshinged to the base, table-sections hinged to the cabinetsections and afootboard hinged to the first-named board, as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two two subscribing witnesses.

J AMES L. MOKENSEY.

l/Vitnesses:

WVILLIAM M. BOYD, GODFREY R. ZIMMERMAN.

